Roy Jones, 62, of Mansfield, is on trial in Mansfield this week on theft and conspiracy charges related to his former DeSoto Council on Aging employment.

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MANSFIELD - A six-person jury was seated late today, giving way to opening statements at 9 a.m. Tuesday in DeSoto District Court in the theft and conspiracy trial of former DeSoto Council on Aging employee Roy Jones.

Jones, 62, of Mansfield, is a former COA van driver who worked under the guidance of his wife, former Executive Director Martha Jones, who pleaded guilty in September to multiple counts of theft, conspiracy and malfeasance in office in connection with an extensive investigation into misuse of public funds and property.